Singapore Property News

Will Relaxing En-Bloc Rules Really Improve the Prospects of Older Condos in Singapore?

The en-bloc market has been slowing, helped along by a steady stream of GLS sites that give developers far less reason to chase older condos. So it’s not surprising that proposals are now circulating to make collective sales easier. As…

• 3 Dec 2025
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A Housing Issue That Slips Under the Radar in a Super-Aged Singapore: Here’s What Needs Attention

We often focus on the needs of Singaporeans being relocated, which is great – but we need to spend more time thinking about their caregivers as well.  By the time you read this, Henderson Heights will be gone. The blocks…

• 30 Nov 2025
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This 5 Room Clementi Flat Just Hit a Record $1.488M — Here’s What the Sellers Took Home

A 5 room flat at Clementi Crest has sold for $1.488M, setting the estate’s latest record and surpassing the previous benchmark by about $30K.

• 26 Nov 2025
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Are Singaporeans Moving Away From Property As A Retirement Strategy?

You’d think by now, the idea of using polls to push a point would be obsolete; but it’s still going strong among insurers and property agencies. I’m talking about polls that are thinly veiled sponsored messages, along the lines of…

• 23 Nov 2025
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This 5-Room Bishan HDB Just Hit a Record $1.632M — Here’s What the Sellers Likely Made

Another month, another Bishan record. A 5-room DBSS flat at Block 275A Bishan Street 24 has just sold for $1.632 million, setting a new benchmark for the flat type, and once again, the headline comes from Natura Loft, the town’s…

• 20 Nov 2025
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Why More HDB Owners Are Suddenly Refinancing Again in 2025

It’s time for the refinancing Public Service Announcement again. Whenever interest rates are on the decline, some HDB owners will refinance into cheaper bank loans. I sort of felt this was coming, when a broker mentioned floating rates could be…

• 16 Nov 2025
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This 38-Year-Old Bishan HDB Maisonette Just Sold For $1.6M — Here’s Why Buyers Still Paid Up

How much does centrality and space cost in a nearly 40-year-old HDB? If you’re looking at Bishan, the answer is now $1.6 million, a new record for executive flats in the town. Block 135 Bishan Street 12, a maisonette on…

• 15 Nov 2025
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A 4-Room HDB In Bishan Just Sold For A Record $1.25M: Here’s How Much The Owners Could Have Made

A 95 sqm four room DBSS unit at Natura Loft sold for $1.25M in November 2025, setting Bishan’s latest record and bringing the town’s million dollar 4 room count to 18.

• 14 Nov 2025
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A Rare $350M Land Plot Big Enough for 60 Bungalows Just Hit the Market In Singapore

How often does a site large enough for 60+ bungalows hit the market in Singapore’s prime central region? The answer? Rarely. And that scarcity explains why the former Caldecott Broadcast Centre site, with 752,014 sq ft of vacant, hilltop land…

• 13 Nov 2025
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A 5-Room HDB In Sengkang Just Sold For A Record $1.06M – Here’s How Much The Owners Could Have Made

A 5-room Premium Apartment at Block 217A Compassvale Drive just transacted for $1.062 million in November 2025, setting a new record for the flat type in the estate. For the owner (likely an early BTO buyer from the November 2012…

• 10 Nov 2025
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How Turning 38 Oxley Road Into a Monument Could Affect Property Prices in District 9

What happens when a national monument appears too close to your home? Not a common question, since national monuments aren’t in the habit of creeping up overnight. But this is the interesting consideration that’s less talked about, with regard to…

• 10 Nov 2025
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Can Singapore Property Prices Really Hit $2,900 PSF By 2030?

$2,900 as the average home price by 2030? Pffft. Ridiculous. That was what everyone was certainly thinking back in 2018, when this report by DBS was in the news. At the time, a typical price point for an “average home”…

• 2 Nov 2025
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The Hidden Price of Upgrading To A Condo In Singapore: What Most Buyers Don’t Budget For

“What if we buy a new launch, and it wipes out our cash proceeds?” It’s not an uncommon question, nor a recent one – I heard it as often back in the early 2010s – when property prices were spiking…

• 26 Oct 2025
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Why This Rare New Queenstown Condo Nearly Sold Out Even At $2,800 Psf

Queenstown’s Penrith condo hit 97% sales on launch day at an average of $2,800 psf, showing buyers now prioritise overall price and liveability over tenure or psf.

• 20 Oct 2025
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When ‘Fringe’ Homes Cross $2,000 PSF, Has Singapore’s Idea of ‘Prime’ Changed for Good?

You know a big change is coming, when longstanding classifications and definitions come to a close. For example, back in 2024, when HDB decided to abandon the “mature” versus “non-mature” classification for flats. A move that makes sense because for…

• 19 Oct 2025
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A Holland Village New Launch Just Sold 98.8% Of Its Units In One Weekend — Here’s Why Everyone Rushed In

Skye at Holland sold 98% of its units in one weekend, thanks to smart pricing, strong location appeal, and rare value in the CCR.

• 13 Oct 2025
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Why Old Run-Down Malls Make Neighbourhoods Better In Singapore

I get a lot of weird looks when I say I LIKE old, slightly run-down strata-titled malls. The presence of these old malls explains some of my favourite places. Take the Katong/Joo Chiat stretch for instance: having i12 Katong and…

• 12 Oct 2025
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The Real Reason Homes Keep Getting Snapped Up in Singapore

Next to the prices in coffee shops, I think the most sensitive and inflammatory topic is population numbers.  But that’s exactly the recent issue we’re contending with, now that Singapore has reached a population of 6.11 million; the highest on…

• 6 Oct 2025
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